19/11/2002
An epic yarn spanning most of the 18th century, the series follows Franklin's career from humble beginnings in Boston to international superstardom: first as a scientist and revolutionary, and then as a founding father and America's first diplomat to France.
Colm Feore
as narrator
Richard Easton
as Benjamin Franklin
Dylan Baker
as Benjamin Franklin
David Adkins
as John Jay
Gerry Bamman
as Paul Wentworth
Blair Brown
as Jane Mecom
Anthony Cochrane
as George
Peter Donaldson
as John Adams
Ronald Guttman
as Le Comte de Vergennes
Anthony Heald
as Jonathan Austin
Jefferson Mays
as Elkanah Watson
Brian Murray
as Viscount Stormont
Martin Rayner
as Robert Whittington
Natacha Roi
as Mme. Britton de Jouy
Sebastian Roché
as French Aristocrat
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